Family trees vs. where your data came from.
Which meaning of Lineage is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Lineage (ancestry) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Data lineage arrived in the 2000s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
Wikipedia pageviews since 2015
Lineage (ancestry)Data lineage
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Duplicate's share of attention
Green line = duplicate's % · above 60 it owns the word · below 40 the original does
The case for each meaning
Sourced definitions, usage stats and quotes
Original · ancient / pre-modern
Lineage (ancestry)
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Duplicate · the 2000s
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Data & databases
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